Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) at Acahuales, Tula, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Collected by Malaise Traps and a Checklist of Species Recorded for the State

Abstract

Staphylinids were collected throughout 1 year by a Malaise trap at Tula, Tamaulipas, Mexico. In total, 60 specimens were collected, 54 identified to genera, and six to subfamilies Aleocharinae and Pselaphinae. Sepedophilus, Byoporus (Tachyporinae), and Palaminus (Paederinae) were the most abundant genera. Eight genera [Aleodorus, Homalota?, Phanerota, Tachiona (Aleocharinae), Cyparium (Scaphidiinae), Quedius, Xantholinus (Staphylininae), and Sepedophilus (Tachyporinae) are new records for Tamaulipas. Currently, 65 species, 71 genera, and 14 subfamilies of staphylinids have been identified and recorded from the state.